The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Ta-ta-ta-"

"Tick-tock-tick-tick-"

The shoe soles studded with iron nails stepped on the water-filled ground. Water droplets emerged from the gaps in the bluestone and fell one after another. The crisp and dull sound echoed repeatedly in the dark tunnel that could not be seen to the end. .

"Ahhhh——"

A low groan came from Padu's throat, and invisible sound waves were fired back and forth, quickly becoming as long as the entire tunnel.

"Boss Mikael, why do you have to walk such a long distance every time before entering the Paradise? I've been walking for almost a day... I feel like I can walk around the wall of Brindi..."

"First of all, we have only been walking for less than thirty-three minutes in total. The reason why you feel that the time is long is because the scenery has not changed at all. What you see is repeated in the darkness, so the sense of time is also stretched very long. That's all.

"Besides, this is not a road. The Paradise of the Past is a paradise between the data world and the real world. If this tunnel is described in a more 'digital' language, it is like the loading bar before entering the game. In a general sense, The more things need to be loaded, the longer the loading time will be. For information that is almost a complete world like the Paradise of the Past, the loading time of more than half an hour is already based on the key of the twelfth god. It was as fast as it could be... Velvet really delivered an incredible work in the end..."

"Oh, I got it, I got it!"

Pado's tail swung with his hand, and accidentally got entangled with his arm. Fortunately, it was not difficult to separate it.

"Boss Mikael, it's time like this. You don't have to be strict when you speak... I'm just complaining casually. You already told me these things when you came to the Paradise of the Past. Bar?"

"..."

Mikael lowered his head and continued to move forward. After about two minutes of silence, he spoke:

"I'm sorry, Pado. It's not that I want to say this, but other than that, I have nothing else to say."

Pado tilted her head. Naturally, she didn't quite understand the meaning of Mikael's words. She didn't understand what it meant to have nothing to say other than that. But she could hear the sadness in the words, and she also understood that it might be better to keep her words at this time. Silence is better.

After a while, Mikael broke the silence:

"Pado, you have been in Australia for almost a thousand years, what are your plans in the future?"

"me……"

Padu held his tail and gently stroked the fluff on it.

"I don't know where to go from now on... Huh! In fact, it doesn't matter where. As long as it doesn't rain from time to time and can't bask in the weather like England, I can tolerate it. After all, where to bask in the sun is not to bask in the sun. Sun? It’s probably a good thing to go fishing once in a while. It would be even better if you don’t eat the cans secretly!”

As she finished speaking, the cat doll on her waist emitted a gentle white light. The next moment, the doll came to life and crawled along her limbs to the top of her head.

"Hey, I don't respond to calling you normally, but as soon as I mentioned your name casually, you came to life again... Hey! Can, get off our head! Our neck is about to be crushed!"

Padu let go of his tail, lifted the chubby cat off his head, and rubbed its white belly vigorously.

"Anyway, it can be anywhere, it's up to you. Boss Mikael, just look at the arrangements."

"Can it be anywhere..."

Mikael then read aloud and changed his tone:

"Pado, the so-called anywhere is okay, but in other words, it's not okay anywhere, right?"

"..."

"There are many options to choose from, but there is always only one correct answer. Only when you can't find the correct answer, you will choose 'anything' or 'whatever'. In fact, it expands the other less desirable options to ' Correct', just to cover up the embarrassment of not being able to find the only correct option."

"Hey, Boss Mikael, what you said is so mysterious. We actually haven't thought about it that much... But when you say that, it's not wrong. I really... I really can't think of anywhere else to go. . In the past five thousand years, I have traveled to almost all places. I followed Sister She to Egypt, followed Ahua to China, monitored Brother Kevin and Brother Su in Europe, and fought with alpacas in America. Sunshine finally spent a thousand years with kangaroos in Australia...

"I've been to almost all the places where I can bask in the sun. It would be nice if the rest of the Antarctic and the North Pole didn't freeze me into a cat popsicle. I really have no interest."

Sure enough, the so-called anywhere is just because there is no place on this planet that I really want to go to... Mikael also told Hua not long ago that among their group of people, only Paddo is minimally affected by wear and tear.

She also had too little in the past, so Hua Cai cherishes everything she has now, but Pado is different. She is still so heartless, she only wants a place where she can bask in the sun, fish, and endless food. can……

But that's just the appearance.

The wear and tear of time is invisible and unavoidable. No matter how heartless and carefree you are, if you do the same thing day after day, year after year, looking at the same scenery, ordinary people will spend a few years, It’s unbearable in just a few decades, let alone five thousand years?

"By the way, Brother Mikael, what do you think of this place?"

"here?"

Mikael raised his head subconsciously. Only thirty centimeters before his eyes was the dark dome of the tunnel. Compared with the pure darkness, there were more blurred and floating water lights. Upon closer inspection, it seemed too Sparse cobwebs.

"Do you want to go back to the paradise? Or..."

"It's okay, whatever you want, whatever you want..."

Padu shook his head nonchalantly.

"If you really want to say it, I have traveled almost all over the world today, but I haven't seen the world in the past. It's not impossible to bask in the sun in the paradise land! Occasionally, I can go out for a walk, just in Brindi... Alas, it’s a pity that I don’t know where they were buried in Twilight Street… We buried all our treasures in Twilight Street, but when we tried to dig them up later, we couldn’t find them at all!”

"Meow--"

No matter what the owner said, Can Can barked casually.

"Yeah...I know."

Mikael reached out and rubbed the cat ears on the top of Pado's head, and then propped up the butt of the can. This cat made of pure memory was so fat that Pado couldn't hold it with both hands.

"This... is pretty good! Outside, only Sister Snake and Sister Ying come to see me occasionally. Brother Mikael, you haven't been here a few times! When we go back to the Paradise, everyone will be here, and we can go to Yi I buy goods in Sister Dian’s room, go to Brother Jie’s door panel, follow Brother Kevin to escape the heat in the summer, and usually play with Xiaoling and Ahua..."

Mikael pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Indeed, Paduo has been tired of everything outside for the past five thousand years, so it would be nice to change places, especially in the Paradise of the Past, where memories of the past are everywhere and friends he once knew are everywhere.

So here comes the question. Fifty thousand years have passed since Mikael reincarnated in the world. Pado has been free from the outside world for the past five thousand years. So where did she live for the previous 45,000 years?

If the previous five thousand years had made her tired of everything in the outside world, then at least she would not be much less tired of the paradise where she had lived for forty-five thousand years.

In fact, it is easier to get tired of the paradise than the outside world. After all, the paradise is the sum of past memories. Although it is beautiful, it does not have the possibility of creation and change. The outside world, no matter what, at least has a future.

In the paradise of the past, the only thing worth looking forward to is the family that once lived and fought together...

"Oh, that's right, Boss Mikael!"

"What's wrong?"

"I heard that there will be many people with that kind of thing who will come to the Paradise of the Past to exercise?"

"Stigmata?"

"Oh, yes, yes! Stigmata! Anyway, if we open a store in the Land of Things Past, will those visitors come to visit?"

"Maybe... but your goods..."

"Of course we should use the old method to purchase goods! We are not afraid, anyway, Sister Ai Li will protect us in the paradise!"

Padu stuck out his tongue playfully, and his different-colored pupils reflected the insignificant light, shining like stars in the dark tunnel.

But she soon realized something was wrong and silently held Mikael's arm with her right hand.

"That... Brother Mikael, I didn't mean it..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"ah?"

Pado raised her head cautiously. The light around her was dim, and she felt that Mikael was lowering his head and casting a doubtful glance at her.

"No...nothing..."

She laughed twice awkwardly, maybe she was too sensitive.

With this thought in mind, the cat ears on the top of his head were touched twice more. Feeling the dry and warm palm, Pado couldn't figure out Mikael's inner thoughts.

"Let me tell you, have you forgotten that there is still you in the Paradise of the Past?"

"ah?"

Mikael smiled helplessly:

"Don't forget, there is still a memory of you in the Paradise of the Past. I'm afraid she has already discovered this business opportunity and taken action on it, right?"

"Ah...ah...that's right..."

Padu smiled awkwardly and silently hugged the can in her arms tightly. If it weren't for this fat guy, she would really have forgotten about the memory.

"Oh...Boss Mikael, how long do we have to go..."

"arrive."

Inadvertently, the cat's ears were pinched twice more, and then, Pado saw a tiny spot of light not far away.

The light spot looked extremely far away, but after having eyesight, the flow of time was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, the insignificant light spot expanded into a golden door. Before she could take a closer look, Mikael took her hand.

"Go home."

Mikael smiled slightly and stepped into the paradise of the past.

After a feeling of dizziness that was so weak that it was almost negligible, Mikael appeared alone in the center of the magnificent lobby.

His left hand still maintained a holding posture, but his palm held nothing - Pado was different from him. She left a memory in the paradise of the past, so the moment she returned to the paradise, out of The entanglement of the quantum sea appears, and the two shes will appear in the form of a "superposition state". Generally speaking, when she enters the paradise, she will be automatically transported to the location of the memory, and the memory will become the same as the appearance. The same existence.

And Mikael, who has no memory left in the paradise, will appear in the middle of the courtyard like countless visitors.

"hiss--"

Mikael dragged his toes, and the water-soaked iron nails made a long and harsh sound on the smooth floor, which also proved the existence of this place as a real world.

He raised his head and looked quietly at the huge star gate not far away. When the star gate was not activated, it showed a contradictory state of fragmentation and convergence, floating silently in mid-air. Just looking at each other, he could feel something There is an indescribable attraction, as if someone is whispering softly in the ear, persuading the visitor to touch and step into the world in the Star Gate...

"Ahem!"

People are very different. Frequent coughing may be offensive to those around you, but for some people, even the sound of coughing is so pleasant.

Mikael slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of the source of the sound. Before he could even see clearly who was making the sound, a smile appeared on his lips.

After all... with how familiar he was with that voice, why would he need to visually confirm the other party's identity?

In the rest area on the left, Alicia was lazily reclining on the sofa, her right arm hanging on the backrest, and her right leg folded on top of her left leg. She seemed to be waiting here as expected, and she seemed to be resting again as usual. The reunion now was just another unexpected encounter between the two.

"Hey! After all these years, you are willing to come and see me!"

She pouted her lips angrily, frowned again, and complained bitterly. When she said this, she was still like the girl she was back then...

Mikael bit his lip. Maybe what he said to Hua before was wrong. If there are really people in this world who can resist wear and tear, there are really people who can do it without any change for fifty thousand years...

"Maybe it's just you, Alicia."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Just talking to myself."

Mikael forced a smile again, walked to the edge of the sofa with slow and leisurely steps, and sat down next to Ellie.

Ai Li reached out and pinched his thigh gently, and continued to ask persistently:

"Tell me, you haven't come to see me for so many years. What are you doing?"

"How can there be..."

Mikael also leaned on the sofa, propped up his head with his left hand, and defended expressionlessly:

"Didn't I come once on Eve's birthday five thousand years ago?"

Ellie shook her head. She didn't complain anymore, but held Mikael's arm tightly with both hands, and then gently leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Don't move, just let me rest for a while... okay?"

Mikael gritted his teeth twice, pulled his hand away from Ellie's arms, and then gently pushed her body away.

But the next moment, he put his arms around Ellie's shoulders, lowered her upper body, and let her head rest lightly on his lap.

"It's so comfortable."

After saying this, he pursed his lips tightly, as if he had made up his mind not to speak again. But his hands were not idle either. He kept stroking Ellie's fluffy hair, and his eyes were always focused on the side of Ellie's face.

It seems that there is no need for any verbal communication, they are an old married couple, so that's fine.

Mikael slowly closed his eyes. After 50,000 years, his heart finally felt peaceful for a moment.

At this moment, there is no sadness, no regret, and naturally no numbness.

Everything is so warm and peaceful, and maybe that's how it should be.

Perhaps the only flaw is that there are no wrinkles on their faces or gray hair on their heads.

"Speaking of which...where are the others?"

Mikael looked at the extremely empty hall. Even Velvi's workshop was silent.

"What? You want them here watching?"

"In no mood……"

"I don't want to either, so let them avoid it in advance!"

Mikael's movement of stroking his hair froze, and his smile became a little forced - it shouldn't be, his coming and going was somewhat on a whim, and he only told Pado from the beginning to the end, and Pado had been with him throughout the previous day, and it was even more impossible to inform Ellie...

"Don't forget, I am..."

She interrupted herself with a gentle smile.

"Did anyone tell you what happened after that?"

Mikael's expression suddenly became a little panicked and a little guilty.

"No, but from the continuous stream of successors, you can tell something, right? Besides, if you had won fifty thousand years ago, there would be no need for the Paradise to exist, right?"

"Too."

Mikael forced a smile, but this did not answer the question of why Ellie had foreseen his arrival in advance.

"Hey!"

Ellie covered her mouth and chuckled, turned over, put her arms around Mikael's neck, and gently pressed her other hand against Mikael's chest, feeling the non-existent heartbeat.

"I said, I am the original Herrscher, the Herrscher of the Origin."

Mikael blinked. He was not surprised that Ellie knew about this. After all, the memory was made the day before the wedding. At that time, both of them had their own decisions. Mikael didn't know yet. He is the end, but Ellie already knows the identity of her origin.

The essence of the Paradise of the Past is a complete world. In this world, she naturally also possesses the original power formed by the core of the Twelfth Herrscher.

Mikael did not interrupt her, he continued to listen.

"So...I can also feel the aura on your body...Mikael, you should finally become the end."

"Um."

"It seems that the complexity of the matter is beyond my expectation?"

Mikael has become the End, but Honkai has not been defeated, which already explains too many problems.

"But there's no need to feel guilty, Michail."

Alicia caressed his chest gently and stared into his pink pupils.

"In the eigenworld, the origin and the end have become one. The real me exists in your body, and we are integrated. As a memory, I can also feel the deepest feelings in your heart due to entanglement. some thoughts……"

"So, Alicia, are you going to stop me?"

"No, on the contrary, I know what you want to do, just go ahead and do it! Five thousand years ago, on Eve's birthday, I wanted to tell you this, but you came and went, and I didn't even have the chance to speak."

Mikael bit his lip and drew blood, and his vision suddenly blurred.

This was the first time in 50,000 years that he shed tears, and the feeling was as sour as in his memory.

Of course he is not sad. The so-called sadness has long been unable to break down the strong defense line in his heart, but Ellie only used the words "Let it go and do it" and he was inexplicably defeated.

"Remember the Eden song we listened to together? If you always believe that you can see me again in the future, then you should fly high without hesitation and follow the path we have opened to the future. Fly Towards the real future where we can meet..."

She sang softly, her voice exactly the same as it was fifty thousand years ago.

She gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Mikael's eyes, as if taking off a mask that he had worn for fifty thousand years. She sat up and held Mikael in her arms.

"Alicia... what if... what if I need to hurt a lot of people first in order to have that kind of future?"

"How can people never hurt other people? Isn't the relationship between people hurting each other and accompanying each other? If there are really any irreparable mistakes... then in the end, together with the 50,000 years of Wouldn’t it be nice to just twist the weight together?”

She rubbed Mikael's face, leaned into his ear and whispered:

"So, go ahead and do it, Mikael. My story ends here, but it's not the end, because my story will continue with you, and I believe you will create a world where I and you can The future of reunion...

"But, if you are really too tired, don't hold on. You can come back and see more! I am here, we are all here. When you don't want to move forward, just come and chat with me! You can chat for as long as you want. Okay, until you feel full of strength again, then move on!”